InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bring Me to Life ❯ Lies, Secrets, & Explanations ( Chapter 18 )
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By: Crystalline Twine 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.09.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 408 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.09.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 408 | Status: Completed
Chapter 18 : Lies, Secrets, & Explanations
Kagome looked up to see the familiar wooden roof that signifed that she had returned home to the modern era. She thought about using the ladder, but knew she could get out without it. She jumped, and easily cleared the height, landing lightly on the stone floor. She took a deep breath, trying to remain calm, but hurried from the well house, and toward her house. She knew something had changed. She could feel it. She could smell, see, hear, calculate, and just about anything you can think of, better than she could before. On the outside, she may seem to know what's going on or what she was doing, but honesty she was scared out of her mind. That's why she wasted no time coming to talk to her mother.
Shippou was confused. Kagome now looked and smelled like a youkai, and she appearantly had reasonable control over her powers. He was unsure if he should bother her, or if he should just remain quiet. "Mom?" He asked in a quiet, questioning voice. Kagome, who had been intent on finding her mom and getting answers quickly snapped out of her stupor, the mother in her rising above all else.
"Yes, Shippou?" She had managed to calm herself when he heard his voice.
"What happened to you, and where are we going?"
"I'm not sure, but we are going to find my mom and get some answers." He nodded and cuddled up against her. Kagome entered her house and called out. "Mom, Souta, Grandpa! I'm home." Kagome was releaved for the voice she heard next.
"Welcome home, Kagome! I'll be right down." It was her mother, and Kagome couldn't be happier. Her mom always had the answers, and she was sure now would be no different. She stood where she was, holding Shippou gentley, and waited for her mom to appear in the kitchen. When her mom came through the door, she had a smile, and when she saw Kagome, the smile did not waver. She simply pulled out two chairs, and had Kagome sit down.
"You should have come home right away if you were feeling sick."
Kagome looked into her mom's face and understood. "You knew this would happen, and whatever this is, you can explain. What's happened to me?"
"Kagome, have you not seen yourself?" Kagome shook her head no, and her mom retrieved a hand mirror, and handed it to Kagome. She looked into it for a few moments, then looked at her mother.
"I've become an inuyoukai?"
"You were always an inuyoukai, Kagome. That's why you were able to pass through the well. Your father and I created the magic that controls it. That's also why Souta was able to pass through as well. The shards of the shikon just helped center the time dimensions so it would be easier to travel through since you have not learned your powers."
"Then you must be a youkai, too, and dad had to be as well.. And Souta, too?"
She nodded, and suddenly her mother's appearance changed before her very eyes. Her hair lengthened, her eyes changed from a chocolate brown to orchid, and in the middle of her head was the same sun that had appeared on Kagome, except hers was a light violet; the same shade of eyeshadow on each of her eyelids, and the stripes on her cheeks.
Kagome looked at her mom's features and realized where she got some of them. Her long dark hair, thin and muscular frame, and the same bone structure.. Then she thought of her eyes. 'Mom's are orchid, yet mine are turquoise..' Then she remembered the youkai she had seen before passing out the other day. "Mom.. Dad did not die in a car crash, did he?"
He mom remained silent for a moment before answering her. "No, he didn't. He is still alive.. I suppose you have seen him?"
"I think so.. Turquoise eyes, silver hair, and this?" She pointed to the sun on her forehead. Her mom nodded.
"So what is going on?" Kagome felt more lost than she had before. Her mother sighed.
"I suppose I should tell you everything from the beginning. The Warring States Era--Your father, you, Souta, and I are techinically from that time period. That is when he and I were born, and that is when and where you and Souta were conceived and born. Your father and I created the magic that allows you to travel back and forth from each time period. Technically, all of us-- You, Souta, Grandpa, and me all belong in the Warring States Era. Your father and I decided we should prepare for the future, so we began experimenting and we accidently encased the magic in the well. We had hoped to just encase it in a single object, but we weren't exactly successful. We did encase it in one thing--the well, but we meant to encase it in something that could be moved or hidden."
"Why did you tell us dad was dead, and to stay away from the well house?"
"Because I did not want you and Souta to mess in there, and accidently transport yourself into the past."
"Why? Didn't you plan on telling us sometime?"
"Of course I did. I was going to tell you when the time was right, but the centipede demon pulled you through the well before the time arrived. Had I forseen it, I would have told you before. This era impares my ability to percieve what is to come."
"When are you going to tell Souta?"
"As soon as he starts to feel sick, and he has a fever. His power will rise and fall erratically."
"Is the sickness a sign that our youkai attributes are fixing to appear?" Her mom nodded. "Why do we get sick, and why did I appear to be a human?"
"It was the magic we placed on you. When I decided to stay here, he reluctantly agreed for the both of you to stay here as well. He wanted what was best for you, and in order for you to stay here, you had to appear human."
Kagome was trying to sort out the information she had just received in her mind. "Where are Grandpa and Souta?"
"Souta has gone to a friend's, and Grandpa has gone to get some things from the store."
"Are you going to teach me how to use my powers?"
"I am not the best teacher. I haven't used my powers in so long. Your father will have to help you." Her mother looked at the kitsune that had remained quiet and listened to their conversation. "Is this Shippou?" Kagome nodded, and her mother held out her arms. Shippou wasn't sure he wanted to go to her, but Kagome encouraged him with a nod when he looked to her. He walked from Kagome's lap to her mother's. She gentley closed her arms around him, and gave him a warm hug.
"Then are you going to at least take me to meet him?" Her mom remained quiet for a moment before nodding once again.
"We'll leave in just a minute."
Kagome looked up to see the familiar wooden roof that signifed that she had returned home to the modern era. She thought about using the ladder, but knew she could get out without it. She jumped, and easily cleared the height, landing lightly on the stone floor. She took a deep breath, trying to remain calm, but hurried from the well house, and toward her house. She knew something had changed. She could feel it. She could smell, see, hear, calculate, and just about anything you can think of, better than she could before. On the outside, she may seem to know what's going on or what she was doing, but honesty she was scared out of her mind. That's why she wasted no time coming to talk to her mother.
Shippou was confused. Kagome now looked and smelled like a youkai, and she appearantly had reasonable control over her powers. He was unsure if he should bother her, or if he should just remain quiet. "Mom?" He asked in a quiet, questioning voice. Kagome, who had been intent on finding her mom and getting answers quickly snapped out of her stupor, the mother in her rising above all else.
"Yes, Shippou?" She had managed to calm herself when he heard his voice.
"What happened to you, and where are we going?"
"I'm not sure, but we are going to find my mom and get some answers." He nodded and cuddled up against her. Kagome entered her house and called out. "Mom, Souta, Grandpa! I'm home." Kagome was releaved for the voice she heard next.
"Welcome home, Kagome! I'll be right down." It was her mother, and Kagome couldn't be happier. Her mom always had the answers, and she was sure now would be no different. She stood where she was, holding Shippou gentley, and waited for her mom to appear in the kitchen. When her mom came through the door, she had a smile, and when she saw Kagome, the smile did not waver. She simply pulled out two chairs, and had Kagome sit down.
"You should have come home right away if you were feeling sick."
Kagome looked into her mom's face and understood. "You knew this would happen, and whatever this is, you can explain. What's happened to me?"
"Kagome, have you not seen yourself?" Kagome shook her head no, and her mom retrieved a hand mirror, and handed it to Kagome. She looked into it for a few moments, then looked at her mother.
"I've become an inuyoukai?"
"You were always an inuyoukai, Kagome. That's why you were able to pass through the well. Your father and I created the magic that controls it. That's also why Souta was able to pass through as well. The shards of the shikon just helped center the time dimensions so it would be easier to travel through since you have not learned your powers."
"Then you must be a youkai, too, and dad had to be as well.. And Souta, too?"
She nodded, and suddenly her mother's appearance changed before her very eyes. Her hair lengthened, her eyes changed from a chocolate brown to orchid, and in the middle of her head was the same sun that had appeared on Kagome, except hers was a light violet; the same shade of eyeshadow on each of her eyelids, and the stripes on her cheeks.
Kagome looked at her mom's features and realized where she got some of them. Her long dark hair, thin and muscular frame, and the same bone structure.. Then she thought of her eyes. 'Mom's are orchid, yet mine are turquoise..' Then she remembered the youkai she had seen before passing out the other day. "Mom.. Dad did not die in a car crash, did he?"
He mom remained silent for a moment before answering her. "No, he didn't. He is still alive.. I suppose you have seen him?"
"I think so.. Turquoise eyes, silver hair, and this?" She pointed to the sun on her forehead. Her mom nodded.
"So what is going on?" Kagome felt more lost than she had before. Her mother sighed.
"I suppose I should tell you everything from the beginning. The Warring States Era--Your father, you, Souta, and I are techinically from that time period. That is when he and I were born, and that is when and where you and Souta were conceived and born. Your father and I created the magic that allows you to travel back and forth from each time period. Technically, all of us-- You, Souta, Grandpa, and me all belong in the Warring States Era. Your father and I decided we should prepare for the future, so we began experimenting and we accidently encased the magic in the well. We had hoped to just encase it in a single object, but we weren't exactly successful. We did encase it in one thing--the well, but we meant to encase it in something that could be moved or hidden."
"Why did you tell us dad was dead, and to stay away from the well house?"
"Because I did not want you and Souta to mess in there, and accidently transport yourself into the past."
"Why? Didn't you plan on telling us sometime?"
"Of course I did. I was going to tell you when the time was right, but the centipede demon pulled you through the well before the time arrived. Had I forseen it, I would have told you before. This era impares my ability to percieve what is to come."
"When are you going to tell Souta?"
"As soon as he starts to feel sick, and he has a fever. His power will rise and fall erratically."
"Is the sickness a sign that our youkai attributes are fixing to appear?" Her mom nodded. "Why do we get sick, and why did I appear to be a human?"
"It was the magic we placed on you. When I decided to stay here, he reluctantly agreed for the both of you to stay here as well. He wanted what was best for you, and in order for you to stay here, you had to appear human."
Kagome was trying to sort out the information she had just received in her mind. "Where are Grandpa and Souta?"
"Souta has gone to a friend's, and Grandpa has gone to get some things from the store."
"Are you going to teach me how to use my powers?"
"I am not the best teacher. I haven't used my powers in so long. Your father will have to help you." Her mother looked at the kitsune that had remained quiet and listened to their conversation. "Is this Shippou?" Kagome nodded, and her mother held out her arms. Shippou wasn't sure he wanted to go to her, but Kagome encouraged him with a nod when he looked to her. He walked from Kagome's lap to her mother's. She gentley closed her arms around him, and gave him a warm hug.
"Then are you going to at least take me to meet him?" Her mom remained quiet for a moment before nodding once again.
"We'll leave in just a minute."